if you force yourself to be the same as everyone else. It causes neuroses, psychoses, and paranoia. it's a distortion of nature, it goes against God's laws, for in all the world's woods and forests he did not create a single leaf the same as another.

If there is suffering, then it's best to accept it, because it won't go away just because you pretend it's not there. If there is joy, then it's best to accept that too, even though you're afraid it might end one day.

What people regard as vanity—leaving great works, having children, acting in such a way as to prevent one's name from being forgotten—I regard as the highest expression of human dignity.

When we can do nothing else, we can still love, without expecting any reward or change or gratitude.

The more you understand yourself, the more you will understand the world.

Beware of making a woman cry. God is counting her tears.

If you want to be successful, you must respect one rule. Never lie to yourself.